A complex case of pacemaker lead endocarditis

Pacemaker lead endocarditis is an uncommon complication after pacemaker implantation, but is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The authors describe the case of a 68-year-old woman with a double-chamber pacemaker since 2007, admitted to an internal medicine department for spondyl...

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Main Authors: Henrique Guedes, Adriana Pereira, Rui Pontes dos Santos, Leonor Marques, Nuno Moreno, Alexandra Castro, Rui Cunha e Sousa, Aurora Andrade, Paula Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204917302775